New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-22
THE PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN
A suREWD CAMP-MEErING CANVASS.
low THE WORK is CARRIED on AMONG RURAL

HOW THE WORK is CARRIED ON hMoN" "'"
VOTERS AND WHAT THE LEADERS EAPEcE
fFIoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TUE TRiboNsI
RurrALo Sept 2i.-Therc was a remarkable incidehI
I'm the cosl,t moments OF Prohibition State Conven
ton which meritel description in detail ouch ueso'p
ton would have gained the profound ateauon at ie'
OF every practical politician" especially OF the hepuo
can politicians conscious rs they are that the pu Oh
the Republican vote is in the farming districts Inc
delegates about leaving the convention hai ie"
had already departed There was hubbuo OF talk ana
giving of farewells. At this moment short nut pury
man with look OF great energy appeared on tue 'front.'
of the platform of the hall "This gentleman sara
Chairman Bascom, lis Mr. J. ID. Bailey. He has been
organizing party In Stcuben County, and thinR ne
has something to tell you worth hearins." Mr. Bailey
at once plunged into his subject speaking with great
earnestness OF manner The delegates who had at hst
rather impateny turned to listen tn him. soon became
interested in what he saying and by ana bye began
interspcrsing his remarks with applause. Hero Is an
extract from his speech:
Gentlemen, will detain you but n moment. for know
YOU arc IN hurry get homo. But want TO tell You
what we have done in ste ben County, Tor tGinR we
Ina di method of influencing voters To JOIN the
Prohibition party that you make use OF eiect,vey IN
your counties This convention OF loo dslega e:
raising OF 5000 for campaiga expenses IS an very wen
In us way anu VIII 10 u so1u s have eo TO work and TO
work Systematically. What have we done In SteuDen
County Well about two months h ago we 10 hold the
tent 800 portable chairs portable platform lamps
cabinet organ, ana frOnlubiou noHE-poVhs A"o"
seIoctinr nye or six good Prohibition speakers we
started out We wond lease lot In some large town. II
possible next to church. put mp our tent SET up
our chairs aud PLATFORM hang the lamps aud then inter
est the cergymen and women OF me Town III our "oIk
We would start out with speeches ana songs on tne SUI
ect of temperance BY the OF three days we would
have the population anu the residents OF tnc sur
ance ansstron and then we could talk prohibition to
them. and pledge them to vote thc rrohimtlon oto
there was a good deal OF persecution We had eggs
thrown at which were not fresh. and temperance
ponents~hnt we pei severed. We have thus gone into
thirteen Of the thirty thres townships OF Steune ,d
all What is tue result Most encouraging Wo nave
PsdSGd s5gs RSsT o. that cae In
era Of the OF the county we have on thr OF Tue
voters pledged to vote the % yors
this tall Adopt the tent plan In your counties ana we
$1,000 Way do we make these speeches to the
farmers Because onehaf OF the farmers 10 not reau
ana il they do hear speeches they will not be aware
of what movements there arc politics. especially OF
such new movement rs that OF the fronn'ton party
then you will win.
Frederick Wheeler the chairman of the Prohibition
State Committee. says that Mr. Baileys speech male
great impression the delegates to the state Conven
ton II has had the effect he saws. to lead the Pro
hibonists OF the counties OF Albany Rensselaer, and
Cortland to buy tents. chairs and platforms aud start
out on Just such campaign as that which has been
made In Steuben County IL II were not 40 late IN the
year when we have cold nights, we would have these
tents and Prohibition speakers going about In many OF
the other counties OF the State Next year we Intend u
put a Prohibition tent and Prohibition speakers into
every county OF the State The Republicans must face
the voters OF State ia the manner as we are
doing II they intend TO hold the Republican vote DIR.
d. W. Huntington, OF Oean, our candidate Tor Score
tary OF State will make tour of the State delivering
speeches He will speak at Binghemton on september
81 Corning on September %. at Welsyile on Sep
TENDER %. at Enira September a. and at Brooklyn
m her % Then will follow spcegheS by him IN
the counties of Erie, Columbia. Dutchess, Fulton and
Cortland. shall have the silver Lake Quartet, who
are good speakers well as good singers accompany
DIR. Huntington In his Journey. In the quartet are
Professor A. A. hopkins OF Rochester, and the Rev.
c. H. Mead who make n strong team of speakers. EI-
Governor ST. John OF Kansas has been making Prohib
ton speeches Chauauqua and Cattarauss counties:
but he Is now going to other States John tinch 81
Nebraska the chairman OF tho Prohibition Naton2!
Committee, will begin political tour In this state at
Salamanca October 49, and will continue In the state
mi election November Our local speakers Will
be at work in every county am TO make as I.f AZ pos
sibe school district canvass n,r soseo6nse viii
before or c me mo hs party before
although Mr. Bascom. our candidate for Governor In
1885. Is now trying an experiment OF That KIND ~ Troy
He has put up the Rensselaer, County tent IN that city
and ia daily having Prohibition meetings This year We
only giving three days OF work TO each town Next
three days labor men are almost persuaded TO
Join and then they fall away from u. oh Albany
panying Prohibition tent We propose before cleo
hesn 40 aided IN Albany BY the Rev Miller
Rev Charles Jackson. the Rev. oliver iemstreet and
the Hon Levi Dederick The Prohbiti"niss OF the other
counties in state doing similar work. think we
shall increase our vote from $4,000 TO o00OO We nave
previous years we have not raised above 5000 Ali tho
candidates of the Prohibition party for state Offices VIII
be in Brooklyn on Sepc mber ~ and eptcmDer rs ana
win mako speeches at great massmeetngs to be held IN
the Academy OF Music"
York. the temporary chairman of the Prohibition state
In IA BrOpElyD invitation
that there may he Joint debate at tho Brooklyn meet
Edward Mct,iynn. Of the Unitoi Labor party and
Terence v. Powderly, the Master Workman OF the
Knights of Labor Mr.. Wheeler hopes the joint debate
The Rev DR. Huntington. the head of the Prohibition
and At Clean One fact was noticeable about the Olean
meeting, wit: that 1t was advertised In the news
Of The Prohibition party. OF course the aPpellaton
temperance meeting" was sufficiently broad 70 cover
the words prohibition party meeting. but II looked as
II It was thought people would attend the meeting
under the title chosen than Tho other; which was
avoided. There frankDess. however In the method
Of conducting the Getting From the beginning II was
an appeal e the 70 o HS
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DELEGATES HOSTILE TO CLEVELAND CHOSEN.
Boston. Sept. 81 (SpeeiaD.-It Is conceded that the
Presidents party met with disastrous defeat in the
Democratic Convention. Lowering. the Democratic
Representative whom he sllghtsd was nominated for
Governor put forward tho champion Of the
President by large majority but this was nothing com
pared with tho resultn the choice OF delegates aiarge
to the National Convention. EI-Dstrict Attorney
stearns Is Of the most popular Democrats IN the
and the who has had most influence with the
Presdent In the ballot he was pited against Judge
Abbott, who has openly and bitterly denounced the
the first and beaten by Hty eight In
total vote OF $780, Ia safo TO say that the President
has not stanch supporter among the four delegates
chosen and that thres OF them may regarded AS hostile
TO him.
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REPUBLICAN MUNICIPAL NOMINEES
PHILADELPHIA. Sept 81 tSpecia The business OF the
Republican convention today done 10 the quietest
possible and the candidates selected TO repre-
tho party at the coming election give general sat
sfaction These the judicial nominees: Judges OF
the Courts OF Common Peas-F. Amedy Breezy. Henry
x. Keed and D. Eewlin Fell; Judge OF the Orphans
Court-Joseph A. Ferguson All these are at present
sitting Judges and will be Endorsed by tho Democrats
nominees these: bherin-Wtiliam Il
Leeds the chairman Of the City republican Com